The School of Music, in collaboration with the College of Education and Human Services, offers the Bachelor of Music Education curriculum for the preparation of teachers of general classroom, instrumental, and choral music. All BME majors must pass a piano proficiency examination before enrolling in a full-semester internship. Graduates of the program receive the Bachelor of Music Education degree and are eligible to apply for a Florida Professional Certificate valid for 5 years to teach music in grades K-12.

Upon successful completion of an audition and theory placement test and acceptance into the Music Flagship Program, freshmen and sophomore students interested in pursuing music education should consult with an advisor for music education in the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE). Junior and senior students should consult with an advisor for music education in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Music Education major prepares students for a life in music. UNF graduates of the Bachelor of Music Education (BME) program will demonstrate mastery of music content knowledge and teaching skills that leads to effective instruction in music education. The core learning objectives of the Music Education program are correlated to the National Association of Schools of Music standards and the Florida Accomplished Practices at the pre-professional level.

Representative/Suggested
4 mallet Marimba solos: Abe Michi or Wind in the Bamboo Groves, Burritt
October Night or Preludes, Musser Etudes, Sammut Rotations,
Tanaka Two Movements for Marimba, Rosauro Concerto for Marimba, Trevino
Song Book or Strive to Be Happy

Prepare a solo of appropriate difficulty. Auditions
should display musical maturity through expression, technique and stylistic
interpretation. Solos need not be memorized but should reflect a high degree of
familiarity and careful preparation by the performer. The use of an accompanist
is optional, but recommended.*

Auditionees will be asked to perform major and minor
scales and arpeggios in various keys.

Auditionees will be required to sight-read.

Auditionees will be expected to demonstrate knowledge
of common musical terms and symbols, keys, and time signatures.

Upon arrival to UNF, accepted auditionees who
submitted recordings must demonstrate abilities required by items 2, 3 and 4
above.

Voice

Please prepare three classical selections in
contrasting styles.

Stylistic preference should be given to standard art
songs and/or arias from the baroque, classical, romantic, and 20th century
classical repertoire. Musical Theater and folk song selections sung in English
are also acceptable.

At least one selection must be in a language other
than English with linguistic preference given to Italian, German, French, Latin
or Spanish. Classical selections in Portuguese, Russian, Czech, or Polish are
also acceptable.

The entire audition should be memorized and performed
with live piano accompaniment*.

Applicants will also be required to sing short
sight-singing excerpts and vocal exercises led by the faculty.

Applicants are required to wear appropriate and
professional audition attire.